What I am mostly concerned with is that most of the reviews being posted say that the iPad Air 2 is pretty underwhelming.

However, I think that may be because the hardware is ahead of the software right now. So once developers take advantage of the new power with amazing games blah blah I don't want to have an iPad that can barely keep up. Is this a valid concern?

I think the Air 2 will have better longevity, especially with the 2 gb of memory. Well worth it in my opinion, and if price is an issue just look for refurbs that will pop up around.

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Agreed. The Air 2 will definitely last longer as developers start taking advantage of the extra RAM. Plus it doesn't hurt to have an extra processor core

But really, what mind blowing feature are we expecting out of a maturing product category? It can only get so thin unless battery technology makes huge advances. It'll keep getting faster. Maybe we'll see something neat if the rumored 12" iPad ever gets released.

Agreed. The Air 2 will definitely last longer as developers start taking advantage of the extra RAM. Plus it doesn't hurt to have an extra processor core

But really, what mind blowing feature are we expecting out of a maturing product category? It can only get so thin unless battery technology makes huge advances. It'll keep getting faster. Maybe we'll see something neat if the rumored 12" iPad ever gets released.

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That's my take too. Hardware wise, I think both tablets and smartphones have matured to the point where you see regular hardware spec updates and maybe a cool new feature or two like TouchID.

That means that innovation is really going to have to come on the software side.

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